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Alcoholism In Carver's Careful

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The central theme in Carver’s short story, “Careful”, revolves around addiction and dependency, which directly relates to the protagonist, Lloyd, and his reliance on alcohol. Being oblivious of his current state of dipsomania, he “moves out of the house” into solitude- living in an attic and avoids communication with the outside world. The notion of alcoholism cannot be solely blamed on the individual's self control, but rather the inherent nature of humans. As noted in the aforementioned, the tribulations and desolate state of life that Lloyd has degraded into is merely a manifestation of the cruel effects of alcoholism. Since Lloyd’s state of addiction and reliance is beyond his conscious control, sympathizing for him would be justified
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